Tom WaitsMule Variations

Label:

Epitaph – 6547-1

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album , 180 Gram, Gatefold

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Blues

Style:

Folk

Tracklist

A1 Big In Japan
BassLes Claypool
DrumsBrain Mantia*
GuitarLarry LaLonde
Guitar, VocalsTom Waits
Saxophone, TrumpetRalph Carney
A2 Lowside Of The Road
Cümbüş [Chumbus], Lute [Dousengoni]Smokey Hormel
Guitar, Organ [Optigon]Tom Waits
Programmed ByJacquire King
Recorded ByGene Cornelius
TrumpetChris Grady
A3 Hold On
BassLarry Taylor
GuitarMarc Ribot
Guitar, OrganTom Waits
PercussionStephen Hodges
A4 Get Behind The Mule
BassLarry Taylor
Blues Harp [Harp]Charlie Musselwhite
GuitarSmokey Hormel
PercussionStephen Hodges
VocalsTom Waits
B1 House Where Nobody Lives
Bass, Rhythm GuitarLarry Taylor
Lead GuitarMarc Ribot
PianoTom Waits
B2 Cold Water
BassLarry Taylor
DrumsChristopher Marvin*
GuitarTom Waits
B3 Pony
Blues Harp [Harp]John Hammond*
DobroSmokey Hormel
Guitar, Pump OrganTom Waits
B4 What's He Building?
PercussionJeff Sloan
ReedsRalph Carney
C1 Black Market Baby
DrumsAndrew Borger
GuitarMarc Ribot
Guitar, Percussion, ChamberlinTom Waits
ReedsRalph Carney
C2 Eyeball Kid
Bass ClarinetRalph Carney
BassoonLarry Rhodes (2)
GuitarMarc Ribot
PercussionTom Waits
C3 Picture In A Frame
Alto SaxophoneRalph Carney
Baritone SaxophoneNik Phelps*
BassGreg Cohen
PianoTom Waits
C4 Chocolate Jesus
BassGreg Cohen
Blues Harp [Harp]Charlie Musselwhite
GuitarTom Waits
D1 Georgia Lee
PianoTom Waits
D2 Filipino Box Spring Hog
Drums, PercussionAndrew Borger
GuitarMarc Ribot
Guitar, BassLarry Taylor
HarmonicaCharlie Musselwhite
Programmed ByJacquire King
TrumpetChris Grady
D3 Take It With Me
BassGreg Cohen
PianoTom Waits
D4 Come On Up To The House
Baritone SaxophoneNik Phelps*
BassLarry Taylor
DrumsAndrew Borger
GuitarJoe Gore
HarmonicaCharlie Musselwhite
PianoTom Waits
SaxophoneRalph Carney

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Anti, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Anti, Inc.
  • Manufactured ByEpitaph Europe
  • Distributed ByEpitaph Records
  • Recorded AtPrairie Sun Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtSputnik Sound
  • Mastered AtBernie Grundman Mastering
  • Pressed ByRecord Industry – 08 40884 20

Credits

  • DesignChristie Rixford
  • Engineer [Second], Coordinator [Production Coordinator]Jeff Sloan
  • Mastered ByChris Bellman
  • Photography By [Album]Matt Mahurin
  • Producer [Pre-production Assistance]Holly Ferguson
  • Producer [Production Assistant]Heather Fremling
  • Producer, Written-ByKathleen Brennan
  • Recorded ByOz Fritz (tracks: A1, A3 to D4)
  • VocalsTom Waits (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3, C2 to D4)
  • Written-By, ProducerTom Waits

Notes

Released with gatefold sleeve.

Recorded at Prairie Sun Recording Studios except 'Lowside Of The Road' at Sputnik Sound.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios.

Major parts of this album were produced in a hen coop which was rebuilt into a production studio somewhere deep in the backwaters of California.
"Chocolate Jesus" features some of the chicken folk that was obviously around.

℗&© 1999 Anti, Inc. Manufactured and distributed by Epitaph Europe

Runouts are stamped, only "6547-A(-B, -C, -D) CB" is etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 8714092654714
  • Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
  • Label Code: LC 02576
  • Other: 310 P
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): 0840884201A1 6547-A CB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 0840884201B1 6547-B CB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): 0840884201C1 6547-C CB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 1): 0840884201D1 6547-D CB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 08 40884 20 1A1 A 6547-A CB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 08 40884 20 1B1 A 6547-B CB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): 08 40884 20 1C1 A 6547-C CB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 2): 08 40884 20 1D1 A 6547-D CB

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Mule Variations (2×LP, Album) Anti- 86547-1 US 1999
Mule Variations (CD, Album, Stereo, DADC, Digipak) Epitaph 6547-2 Europe 1999
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Mule Variations (CD, Album, Stereo, Disctronics USA, Digipak) Epitaph 86547-2 US 1999
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Mule Variations (Minidisc, Album) Epitaph 6547-3, 86547-3 1999
Mule Variations (Cassette, Album) Epitaph 86547-4 US 1999

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Reviews

  • JaRaBe's avatar
    JaRaBe
    I picked this one up today for 20 € sealed. Thought it was a reissue for sure, but according to the codes in the runouts it clearly is this version.

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